[Scott]

It's really funny - I was expecting a lot of support for the A/B pool system, especially amongst players who would normally play in the B pool, but I've been asking around over the last few days and haven't found that to be the case.

With that in mind, and considering that the registration process will be much faster/smoother/easier with only one pool, that's exactly what we will do. At least for week one.

There are a couple other changes that will be enacted this year.

1) $10.00 will be kept out of each weeks payout and be saved for the finals. $10.00 x 18 weeks means there will be a pot of at least $180 to play for in the final week. The weekly payout and ace pot will be slightly smaller, but not too noticeable.

2) The playoffs will be expanded to include roughly 10% of the total field for the season, with a minimum of 12 players. If 160 unique players play at least one event, there will be 16 players eligible for the playoffs the final week. The only catch - you must play at least 10 weeks to make the playoffs. Last year we had 190 unique players. I'd love to see at least 200 this year, which would expand the playoffs to the to 20.

3) In what is believed to be a one-of-a-kind sponsorship, I've secured a unique deal with the National Weather Service to assure that there will be absolutely no wind at Orchard Park on Tuesday evenings between now and August 24th. You read that right - absolutely calm skies*. Come on out and let 'em fly.






* This claim is totally bogus. But you probably already guessed that. Besides, wind is one of the crazy things that makes Tuesday Twos so special.